Price-Matching

I want to share with you my price-matching list of stores (along with Aldi,Kroger, and other regular stores -  you get their ads in the mail each Tuesday)

Rancho

Mc somthing

Bravo

Rio Grande

Old deals end on Tuesdays and new ones start on Wed. Sprouts' week goes from Wed to Wed, so on Wed they have double deals,thus the best time to shop is Wed.

To print these ads you need right click on each page and save the picture as jpeg,then select all and print. Since you have modern electronic devices, I would just open all these ads in your tabs and keep them open in case if the cashier asks you to show the price.

What I usually do is write it all out on my grocery list and as I hand over the item, I tell the cashier what price it is at. Attached is an example of one of my lists. 

Here's what I wrote to other people asking me about price-matching (people would see me in the store and ask for advice on this matter):

Have a list of price-matching/groceries ready. Attached is a sample of my list 

Choosing the right cashier is the KEY! I go for mid-age woman, young men and young girls. If you go to our Walmart, DO NOT go through a line if it's an older or mid-aged man or older ladies. Young men are the best. They are fast and polite.

Don't go during pick hours, when cashiers are tired and the store is very busy.

When you see in Kroger's ad that they have a special price if you purchase 10 items or more- Walmart doesn't care how many you get, so you can price-match without the minimum number of items requirement. The only limit I have faced so far is the maximum limit. The other week I price-matched ground beef to 50cents/lb and the limit was 5 lbs in the ad, so that's how much Walmart would let me buy, so I went through the line twice and got my 10 lbs.

Fresh meat - you price-match only fresh Walmart meat even if Rancho's ad says frozen chicken

Other's stores STORE BRAND is price-matched to Walmart's brand - Great Value.

How it's actually done:

I have a list (grocery/price-matching) and when I get to the check-out line I tell the cashier that I have items to price-match. Then I hand each item over to the cashier and tell her how much it is. I keep all the ads handy in case if the cashier asks to show an ad. Usually I am never asked to show the ads, so if your cashier is the one who asks to show every or every other item - don't get discouraged! Just choose not to go through that cashier's line ever again :) Choose your Walmart and choose your cashiers in a few shifts that you MIGHT be shopping during the week and go shopping then (for me once a week). So, yes, you will have to kind of memorize your favorite's cashier schedule :) I love going on Wed morning and my friend goes on Sat afternoon, for example.  Not all of the cashier ask for the ads, you need to find the ones who don't, so it doesn't take you long to check out. They actually shouldn't ask for them. 

You can print Walmart's price-matching policy and keep it with you:http://corporate.walmart.com/ad-match-guarantee

I arrange my items in categories and my grocery/ price-matching list looks like this:

I write store's name in each category and then write a list of price-matching items for that store.

It has worked so well for my family! Thanks to price-matching we were able to cut our grocery bill at least in half.